Prints a dataset — proc

The proc_print function is used to print a dataset or datasets. To print multiple datasets, pass them to the data parameter in a list. By default, the function prints to the viewer. It may also be used to print to the file system using the output_type and file_path parameters. This print function has limited options, and is meant to quickly view your data or dump it out to a file. For more reporting options, use the reporter package.

proc_print(
  data,
  file_path = NULL,
  output_type = "HTML",
  titles = NULL,
  style = NULL,
  view = TRUE
)

Arguments

data: The data to print. Can be either a single dataset, or a list of datasets.
file_path: The path of the report to print.
output_type: The type of report to create. Valid values are "TXT", "RTF", "PDF", "HTML", and "DOCX". Default is "HTML".
titles: A vector of titles.
style: A style object, as defined by the reporter package. See that package for details.
view: Whether to send the print output to the viewer. Valid values are TRUE and FALSE. Default is TRUE.

Value

If a file report was produced, the full path of the report. Otherwise, a NULL. In either case, the value will be returned invisibly.

Examples

# Turn off printing to pass CRAN checks
options("procs.print" = FALSE)

# Print mtcars to the viewer
proc_print(mtcars)

# Print mtcars to an RTF
pth <- proc_print(mtcars,
                  file_path = tempfile(fileext = ".rtf"),
                  titles = "MTCARS Proc Print Example",
                  output_type = "RTF", view = FALSE)

# View file
# file.show(pth)